Legal Opinion
Federal Ins. v. Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1941No. 9550PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
Tamiami Trail Tours, of Tampa, Florida, bought a bus from the White Motor Company under a conditional contract of sale. It insured the bus with the Federal Insurance Company against loss by fire, and a standard mortgage clause was attached making the proceeds payable to the insured, and to the White Motor Company and the Bank of Everglades, mortgagees, as their respective interests should appear. The bank held a blanket mortgage on everything Tamiami owned.
Tamiami had paid only a part of the purchase price when, due to a defect in construction, the bus caught fire and…
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